3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

Australian Height Datum means the datum surface prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

Board means the Board of Surveying and Spatial Information constituted by section 27.

Department means the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation.

exercise a function includes perform a duty.

firm means a corporation or a partnership or other unincorporated association of persons.

formal land survey plan means a survey plan describing the results of a land survey, being a plan prepared in accordance with the regulations by or on behalf of a registered land surveyor.

formal mining survey plan means a survey plan describing the results of a mining survey, being a plan prepared in accordance with the regulations by or on behalf of a registered mining surveyor.

formal survey plan means a formal land survey plan or a formal mining survey plan.

function includes power, authority or duty.

Geocentric Datum of Australia means the datum surface prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

land survey means a survey (other than a mining survey) that is carried out in connection with—

(a) the reservation or dedication of land for any purpose, or

(b) the creation, variation, transfer or extinguishment of any interest in land, or

(c) the preparation of a plan for lodgment under Division 3 of Part 23 of the Conveyancing Act 1919, or

(c1) the preparation of documents required to be prepared under the Strata Schemes Development Act 2015 by a registered land surveyor, or

(d) the identification or marking out, or both, of the boundaries of a parcel of land.

mining survey means a survey that is carried out for the purposes of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013.

permanent survey mark means a survey mark that is in a form or style declared by the regulations to be the form or style for a permanent survey mark under this Act.

public authority means a Public Service agency, local government authority, State owned corporation or statutory body representing the Crown.